Azure Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Azure
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 7 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 0
Permanent jobs citing Azure 417 462 323
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 10.97% 11.43% 16.30%
As % of the Cloud Services category 39.08% 39.32% 48.35%
Number of salaries quoted 326 322 275
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £28,000 £38,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £68,125
90th Percentile £76,250 £78,675 £87,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £64,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year -6.98% +3.20% -3.85%

All Cloud Skills
East of England

Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,067 1,175 668
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 28.08% 29.06% 33.72%
Number of salaries quoted 621 647 560
10th Percentile £26,250 £26,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% +6.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,750 £73,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £84,550
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Azure job vacancy trend in the East of England

Azure
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East of England over the 6 months to 3 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Azure in the East of England

Azure
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East of England region over the 6 months to 3 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -2 119 £55,000 +2.53% 59
Cambridgeshire +10 107 £40,000 -15.79% 43
Essex -2 83 £35,000 -31.37% 51
Bedfordshire +5 54 £31,000 -38.00% 26
Suffolk +9 37 £47,500 +43.94% 20
Norfolk -17 13 £70,000 +118.75% 14
East Anglia - 4 £95,000 - 21
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 59 (14.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 45 (10.79%) SharePoint
3 13 (3.12%) Confluence
4 5 (1.20%) WordPress
5 4 (0.96%) Apache Solr
5 4 (0.96%) CMS
6 2 (0.48%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.24%) Apache
7 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.24%) Apache Synapse
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 48 (11.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.44%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 163 (39.09%) Microsoft 365
2 95 (22.78%) Power Platform
3 80 (19.18%) Entra ID
4 70 (16.79%) AWS
5 32 (7.67%) Azure Logic Apps
6 31 (7.43%) PowerApps
7 27 (6.47%) Azure DevOps
8 22 (5.28%) Power Automate
9 21 (5.04%) SaaS
10 17 (4.08%) Snowflake
11 16 (3.84%) Serverless
12 15 (3.60%) OneDrive
13 14 (3.36%) GCP
13 14 (3.36%) GitHub
14 12 (2.88%) Azure AI
15 11 (2.64%) PaaS
16 10 (2.40%) IaaS
17 7 (1.68%) Azure Monitor
17 7 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
18 6 (1.44%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 77 (18.47%) Firewall
2 38 (9.11%) DHCP
3 37 (8.87%) DNS
4 29 (6.95%) VPN
5 28 (6.71%) TCP/IP
5 28 (6.71%) WAN
6 22 (5.28%) Internet
6 22 (5.28%) LAN
6 22 (5.28%) Wireless
7 14 (3.36%) SAN
7 14 (3.36%) VLAN
8 12 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (2.64%) WLAN
10 7 (1.68%) IP Telephony
11 5 (1.20%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.96%) Cisco ASA
13 3 (0.72%) Network Security
13 3 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
13 3 (0.72%) VoIP
14 2 (0.48%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (14.63%) Power BI
2 44 (10.55%) SQL Server
3 18 (4.32%) MySQL
4 14 (3.36%) Tableau
5 13 (3.12%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.44%) Amazon RDS
7 6 (1.44%) Redis
8 5 (1.20%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (1.20%) Oracle Database
8 5 (1.20%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (0.96%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.72%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.48%) Amazon Redshift
11 2 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.48%) Big Data
11 2 (0.48%) Metadata
11 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 25 (6.00%) Git
2 19 (4.56%) JIRA
3 7 (1.68%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.72%) GitLab
5 2 (0.48%) CircleCI
5 2 (0.48%) MSTest
5 2 (0.48%) NUnit
5 2 (0.48%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.48%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.48%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.48%) TestNG
6 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 121 (29.02%) Social Skills
2 51 (12.23%) Finance
3 21 (5.04%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (4.32%) Retail
5 16 (3.84%) Automotive
6 15 (3.60%) Law
7 12 (2.88%) Public Sector
8 10 (2.40%) Legal
9 9 (2.16%) Multimedia
10 8 (1.92%) Back Office
10 8 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.44%) Publishing
12 5 (1.20%) Marketing
12 5 (1.20%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.96%) Health Technology
13 4 (0.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
14 3 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.48%) Games
15 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 78 (18.71%) Analyst
2 55 (13.19%) IT Support
3 48 (11.51%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 45 (10.79%) Developer
5 42 (10.07%) Support Analyst
6 37 (8.87%) Support Engineer
7 36 (8.63%) Azure Engineer
8 34 (8.15%) Senior
9 31 (7.43%) IT Engineer
10 30 (7.19%) Architect
10 30 (7.19%) Junior
11 24 (5.76%) Junior Analyst
12 21 (5.04%) 1st Line Support
12 21 (5.04%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 21 (5.04%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
13 20 (4.80%) 2nd Line Support
13 20 (4.80%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
14 19 (4.56%) Cloud Engineer
15 18 (4.32%) Administrator
15 18 (4.32%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (10.07%) .NET
2 24 (5.76%) CSS
3 19 (4.56%) React
4 15 (3.60%) jQuery
5 12 (2.88%) Vue
6 11 (2.64%) ASP.NET
6 11 (2.64%) HTML
7 10 (2.40%) Web Services
8 8 (1.92%) YAML
9 7 (1.68%) ARM Templates
10 6 (1.44%) .NET Framework
10 6 (1.44%) REST
11 5 (1.20%) AngularJS
11 5 (1.20%) HTML5 Canvas
12 4 (0.96%) .NET Core
12 4 (0.96%) Node.js
12 4 (0.96%) SignalR
13 3 (0.72%) Playwright
13 3 (0.72%) PyTorch
13 3 (0.72%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.60%) Data Centre
1 15 (3.60%) IoT
2 12 (2.88%) Enterprise Software
2 12 (2.88%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.64%) Driving Licence
4 10 (2.40%) Hybrid Cloud
5 9 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.92%) Cloud Native
7 7 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
7 7 (1.68%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.20%) Clustering
8 5 (1.20%) Distributed Systems
8 5 (1.20%) Enterprise Storage
8 5 (1.20%) Product Ownership
9 4 (0.96%) iPad
9 4 (0.96%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.72%) PKI
10 3 (0.72%) Virtual Team
11 2 (0.48%) Digital Signage
11 2 (0.48%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 166 (39.81%) Windows
2 129 (30.94%) Windows Server
3 40 (9.59%) Windows Server 2019
4 36 (8.63%) Windows 10
5 25 (6.00%) Mac OS
6 20 (4.80%) Linux
7 14 (3.36%) Windows Server 2016
8 12 (2.88%) Android
9 9 (2.16%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.48%) Unix
10 2 (0.48%) VMS
11 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.24%) SUSE
11 1 (0.24%) Windows 2000
11 1 (0.24%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.24%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (20.62%) Customer Service
3 77 (18.47%) ITIL
4 71 (17.03%) Agile
5 66 (15.83%) Business Intelligence
6 57 (13.67%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 54 (12.95%) Continuous Improvement
8 51 (12.23%) DevOps
9 48 (11.51%) Stakeholder Management
10 47 (11.27%) Analytics
10 47 (11.27%) Mentoring
11 44 (10.55%) Cybersecurity
12 43 (10.31%) CI/CD
13 37 (8.87%) Roadmaps
14 34 (8.15%) Process Improvement
14 34 (8.15%) Service Delivery
15 33 (7.91%) AI
16 27 (6.47%) Data Analysis
16 27 (6.47%) Data Analytics
16 27 (6.47%) Technology Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 73 (17.51%) PowerShell
2 53 (12.71%) SQL
3 52 (12.47%) C#
4 51 (12.23%) Python
5 30 (7.19%) JavaScript
6 22 (5.28%) PHP
7 17 (4.08%) Java
8 13 (3.12%) C++
9 8 (1.92%) VB.NET
10 7 (1.68%) Bash
10 7 (1.68%) R
11 6 (1.44%) VBScript
12 4 (0.96%) Bicep
12 4 (0.96%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.24%) Go
Qualifications
1 62 (14.87%) Microsoft Certification
2 58 (13.91%) Azure Certification
3 43 (10.31%) Degree
4 38 (9.11%) DBS Check
5 21 (5.04%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (5.04%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (4.56%) AWS Certification
7 18 (4.32%) CompTIA Security+
8 17 (4.08%) CCNA
9 16 (3.84%) Security Cleared
10 13 (3.12%) A+ Certification
11 12 (2.88%) CompTIA CySA+
11 12 (2.88%) SC Cleared
12 11 (2.64%) TOGAF Certification
13 10 (2.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 9 (2.16%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 8 (1.92%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 8 (1.92%) MCP
15 8 (1.92%) MCSA
16 7 (1.68%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.88%) GDPR
2 11 (2.64%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.20%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.96%) QA
7 3 (0.72%) NIST
7 3 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.48%) GxP
8 2 (0.48%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.48%) SLA
9 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.24%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.24%) GRC
9 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.24%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.24%) NCSC
9 1 (0.24%) PMO
System Software
1 128 (30.70%) Active Directory
2 32 (7.67%) Hyper-V
3 30 (7.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 20 (4.80%) Docker
5 19 (4.56%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.96%) vSphere
7 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 74 (17.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (4.32%) Terraform
3 14 (3.36%) SCCM
4 11 (2.64%) Kubernetes
5 10 (2.40%) Backup Exec
6 6 (1.44%) Ansible
7 4 (0.96%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 4 (0.96%) FortiGate
7 4 (0.96%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.48%) NetBackup
9 2 (0.48%) PaperCut
9 2 (0.48%) Puppet
9 2 (0.48%) WhatsUp Gold
10 1 (0.24%) CSIRT
10 1 (0.24%) Grafana
10 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Vendors
1 271 (64.99%) Microsoft
2 43 (10.31%) VMware
3 17 (4.08%) Cisco
4 16 (3.84%) Veeam
5 14 (3.36%) Apple
6 13 (3.12%) Fortinet
7 12 (2.88%) Atlassian
7 12 (2.88%) ForeScout
7 12 (2.88%) ServiceNow
8 11 (2.64%) Palo Alto
8 11 (2.64%) SAP
9 10 (2.40%) CrowdStrike
9 10 (2.40%) DevExpress
10 8 (1.92%) Google
10 8 (1.92%) HP
10 8 (1.92%) Salesforce
11 7 (1.68%) Dell
11 7 (1.68%) Oracle
12 6 (1.44%) Aruba
12 6 (1.44%) Remedy